The Landscape of Shea (Infographic)
Shea infographic illustrating sustainability challenges together with interventions that can drive positive impacts
1 February 2022 Projects
The Tropical Forest Alliance Africa Palm Oil Initiative
The Tropical Forest Alliance Africa Palm Oil Initiative’s (APOI) vision is a prosperous palm oil industry which brings jobs and wealth to local communities in a way that is environmentally and socially sustainable and protects the...
2 February 2021 Projects
Demonstrating compliance on HCVs for new oil palm plantation development
Proforest Africa has successfully conducted over 15+ HCV assessments mainly in West and Central Africa, but also in Rwanda in the east and the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar. In 2019 this included an HCV assessment for Presco...
5 January 2021 Projects
Responsible rubber production support in Cameroon for SDCC
Proforest is supporting Société de Développement du Caoutchouc Camerounais S.A. (SDCC) to implement responsible environmental and social practices for its plantations, namely Sud Cameroon Hevea S.A. (Sudcam) and Hevea Cameroon...
1 November 2020 Projects
Evaluation of the FLEGT/VPA Legality Assurance Scheme
The VPAs are bilateral agreements between producing countries and the EU that sets out the commitments and actions of both parties to tackle illegal logging. In 2009, Ghana signed a VPA with the EU and committed to developing the...
1 November 2020 Projects
HCV assessments for forestry companies
In 2010, Proforest conducted HCV assessments for three large-scale forest products companies in Ghana (Samartex Timber & Plywood Limited, John Bitar Company Limited and Logs & Lumber Limited), as an important component of the...
1 November 2020 Projects
Proforest pilots the Accountability Framework initiative (AFi) with oil palm and rubber companies in Ghana
Proforest is facilitating understanding and application of the Accountability Framework among actors in government, NGOs and companies. In addition to exploring opportunities for alignment of national policy processes with the...
21 October 2020 Projects
Understanding how companies can participate in Ghana
When discussing their role in landscape initiatives, companies need to ensure they understand all governance structures and requirements around their role. In Ghana, numerous cocoa companies are working with the Ghana Cocoa-Forest...
21 October 2020 Projects
Production Landscape Programme Africa - supporting supply chain companies
The Production Landscape Programme (PLP) is supporting supply chain companies in Ghana, Liberia and Cameroon to work effectively at the landscape level by aligning their actions and commitments on deforestation and other...
19 October 2020 Projects
Africa Practitioners Network – Strengthening understanding
In West and Central Africa, agricultural and forest commodity production is rapidly expanding and there is growing interest in making production responsible. Capacity development is essential to address the lack of practical...
19 October 2020 Projects